Checkmate vs Status.io
Checkmate and Status.io are both status page software. Checkmate is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 11k GitHub stars. Status.io is a commercial product from Status.io.
Which to pick
- Pick Checkmate when
- You want an Uptime Kuma-style monitor that also tracks server CPU, memory and disk.
- Pick Status.io when
- You need a hosted status page with many notification options at a mid-range price.
Side by side
A self-hosted monitor for website uptime, response times, server hardware and incidents, with status pages.
Hosted status pages with incident and maintenance communication, multiple notification channels and system metrics.
AGPL license, and hardware monitoring needs its separate agent.
It is a small vendor with a dated interface.
Usable
Production-ready
Self-hosted server
Cloud service
TypeScript, JavaScript and MongoDB
Not published
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
Closed source, sold by Status.io
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
11k GitHub stars
No Wikipedia article of its own
Established: started 2 years ago, latest release v3.13.1.
Not known
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.